For the first time during the pandemic, weekly unemployment claims dipped below 1 million, but there are likely to be many more Americans eligible for unemployment benefits that were not applicable. When the $ 2 trillion CARES law was passed in March, the self-employed, self-employed, gig workers and other non-traditional …
Read More »Minority owners pressure Dan Snyder to sell Washington’s NFL team
Washington NFL team minority partners are pushing Dan Snyder to sell the franchise, according to people familiar with the matter, amid a growing battle within a team that has controversy on multiple fronts. Mr Snyder, the 55-year-old billionaire owner, has no intention of selling his majority stake in the team, …
Read More »This is when Earth cannot maintain its digital data
Digital content is on track to equal half of the Earth’s mass by 2245, according to new research. The research by Dr Melvin Vopson, a former lecturer at the University of Portsmouth’s UK, highlights the physics of creating information and the requirements for storing large amounts of digital data. “Assuming …
Read More »Refinancing your mortgage will cost you more thanks to a new fee from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
If you are in the process of refinancing your mortgage, you may end up paying more than you expected. Fannie Mae FNMA, + 1.42% and Freddie Mac FMCC, + 1.67% announced Wednesday night that they will now charge a 0.5% negative market fee on all refinances, including both cash-out and …
Read More »The ‘excessive deaths’ in the US are 204,691 in 7 months – so COVID-19 deaths may be too bad
The death toll in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. That is at least 164,937 deaths above the number expected for the first seven months of the year – 16,183 more than the …
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